Dr. used wronge stitches

[rmet4nzkx]

Pt had a repair of hypospadias, not circumcision. Different suture, different approach depending on severity. Agreed that it is not normally a 'running' suture line, but internal sutures can cause problems...granted from OP description there is nothing to worry about.

Very different, in fact the child is not circumsized until the repair because a portion of the foreskin is needed for the repair and may require more than one operation.

 

[ljean]

Well I took my son to the urologist today. All thoughs black thinks I thought were stitches were not.
He said back when he did the surgery in 2000, he was using a different kind of stitch. I can't think right off hand what kind they were, but he doesn't use them anymore because they was causing problems in some cases.
He said what happened was it took a long time for the stitches to disolve, so long that when they finally went away there were canals left where they once were. Over time skin cells got clogged in them and eventully turned black. He said if we leave them there it could cause problems. Such as an infection. So I have to take my son in and have him put out so the dr. can clean out the canals.

So thats the jist of it. Thanks to the understanding people who replied.

ljean

 

[rmet4nzkx]

Well I took my son to the urologist today. All thoughs black thinks I thought were stitches were not.
He said back when he did the surgery in 2000, he was using a different kind of stitch. I can't think right off hand what kind they were, but he doesn't use them anymore because they was causing problems in some cases.
He said what happened was it took a long time for the stitches to disolve, so long that when they finally went away there were canals left where they once were. Over time skin cells got clogged in them and eventully turned black. He said if we leave them there it could cause problems. Such as an infection. So I have to take my son in and have him put out so the dr. can clean out the canals.

So thats the jist of it. Thanks to the understanding people who replied.

ljean

I'm glad that you were able to see the urologist and now have some answers to your quesitons. My thought was that it was not a stich because if it were, he would have had other problems by this time and why I referred you back to the urologist. Remember, your son is fortunate that he was able to receive early treatment and repair, some places in the world don't have access to that type of repair in infancy. It is not unusual for more than one surgery to be required whether or not there is this type of problem.

I hope you asked some of the questions, because there may be some concern with future pregnancies. I hope things go well with the proceedures.

 

[ellencee]

The update provides the legal answer: no negligence. Negligence requires that the healthcare professional knows or should know that the act would result in significant damages. The results were not foreseeable;therefore, there is no negligence and no basis for a claim for compensation.

EC